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Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính	Laughing Kookaburra	Rufous-lored Kingfisher
Tên Khoa Học	Dacelo novaeguineae	Todiramphus winchelli
Bộ	Coraciiformes	Coraciiformes
Họ	Alcedinidae	Alcedinidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn	Least Concern	Vulnerable
Chiều Dài	43,0 cm (16.9 in)	—
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh	65,0 cm (25.6 in)	19,5 cm (7.7 in)
Khối Lượng	340,0 g (11.99 oz)	67,65 g (2.39 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn	Insects, lizards, snakes, small mammals, birds, and crustaceans. A sit-and-wait predator that swoops from a …	--
Số Trứng	1-5	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Laughing Kookaburra 43,0 cm

Rufous-lored Kingfisher —

Chiều Dài Sải Cánh

Laughing Kookaburra 65,0 cm

Rufous-lored Kingfisher 19,5 cm

Khối Lượng

Laughing Kookaburra 340,0 g

Rufous-lored Kingfisher 67,65 g

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Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

🌲 Forest

Laughing Kookaburra only

🌿 Wetland

Rufous-lored Kingfisher only

Không

Laughing Kookaburra

Eucalyptus forests, woodland, and suburban gardens throughout eastern and southwestern Australia.

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Song & Call Comparison

Laughing Kookaburra

Tiếng Hót

The eponymous call: a loud, rollicking laughter 'koo-koo-koo-ka-ka-ka-ka', rising then falling. Family groups call together creating a cacophony. Iconic sound of the Australian bush.

Rufous-lored Kingfisher

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Geographic Range & Migration

Laughing Kookaburra

Eastern Australia from Cape York to South Australia and Tasmania. Introduced to southwestern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.

Rufous-lored Kingfisher

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Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Laughing Kookaburra

Vulnerable

Rufous-lored Kingfisher

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How to Tell Them Apart

Laughing Kookaburra

Bộ Lông

Brown upperparts with blue patches on the wings and rump. Creamy white head and underparts with a dark eye stripe. Dark brown tail with rufous barring.

Mỏ

Very large, heavy, dark upper mandible and pale lower mandible

Rufous-lored Kingfisher

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About These Birds

Laughing Kookaburra

The laughing kookaburra is the largest kingfisher in the world, famous for its raucous laughing call that has become an iconic sound of the Australian bush. Despite being a kingfisher, it rarely eats fish, preferring terrestrial prey. Family groups perform chorus calls at dawn and dusk to mark their territory.

Rufous-lored Kingfisher

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